The Register - Securityhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/Biting the hand that feeds ITCopyright 2017, Situation PublishingThe Register8831http://www.theregister.co.uk/Design/graphics/Reg_default/The_Register_RSS.pnghttp://www.theregister.co.uk/en-GBwebmaster@theregister.co.ukWed, 13 Dec 2017 23:01:09 GMT120tag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/13/paras_jha_mirai_guilty/OK, OK, MIRA-I DID IT: Botnet-building compsci kid comes cleanhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/13/paras_jha_mirai_guilty/<h4>Jha rule-breaker and pals confess IoT gadget hack crimes, now facing the slammer</h4>
<p>A former New Jersey college student has copped to helping create and run the massive Mirai DDoS botnet.…</p>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 22:13:23 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/13/barclays_employee_sentenced_for_aiding_money_launderers/Barclays bank bod in the cooler for aiding Dridex money launderershttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/13/barclays_employee_sentenced_for_aiding_money_launderers/<h4>Six years's porridge. Dridex not a laundry soap – it's a Trojan</h4>
<p>An employee of Barclays Bank who laundered thousands of pounds on behalf of Moldovan cybercriminals was yesterday sentenced to six years and four months behind bars in Blighty.…</p>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 15:17:08 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/13/one_per_cent_of_all_web_sites_probably_p0wned_each_year_say_boffins/One per cent of all websites probably p0wned each year, say boffinshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/13/one_per_cent_of_all_web_sites_probably_p0wned_each_year_say_boffins/<h4>Automated account-creator used bad passwords to detect when sites go bad</h4>
<p>Researchers working on a technology to detect unannounced data breaches have found, to their dismay, that one per cent of the sites they monitored were hacked over the previous 18 months.…</p>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 07:28:07 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/13/adguard_video_streaming_mining/Up to 'ONE BEEELLION' vid-stream gawpers toil in crypto-coin mineshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/13/adguard_video_streaming_mining/<h4>Come for the free movies, stay to dig Monero for a stranger</h4>
<p>Security experts claim four extremely popular video-streaming websites have been secretly loaded with crypto-currency-crafting code.…</p>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 07:02:10 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/13/december_patch_tuesday/Put down the eggnog, it's Patch Tuesday: Fix Windows boxes ASAPhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/13/december_patch_tuesday/<h4>IE haunted by ghosts of past bugs – plus remote-code exec holes that'll chill your blood</h4>
<p>Microsoft has kicked out its December batch of software security fixes, the final Patch Tuesday of 2017.…</p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Wed, 13 Dec 2017 02:13:06 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/13/intel_management_engine_gets_hardwarebased_lock/Intel to slap hardware lock on Management Engine code to thwart downgrade attackshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/13/intel_management_engine_gets_hardwarebased_lock/<h4>From version 12 onward, ME-equipped chips will defend against patch rollbacks</h4>
<p>Intel's Coffee Lake and Cannon Lake x86 processors can be fortified by computer manufacturers to prevent in hardware attempts to downgrade, exploit and potentially neuter Chipzilla's built-in creepy Management Engine.…</p>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 01:49:19 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/13/robot_tls_rsa_flaw/I, Robot? Aiiiee, ROBOT! RSA TLS crypto attack pwns Facebook, PayPal, 27 of 100 top domainshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/13/robot_tls_rsa_flaw/<h4>Two-decade-old hole lets hackers unlock encrypted data</h4>
<p>A 19-year-old vulnerability in the TLS network security protocol has been found in the software of at least eight IT vendors and open-source projects – and the bug could allow an attacker to decrypt encrypted communications.…</p>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 01:02:33 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/12/tenable_security_spams_clients/Tenable's response to folks upset at AWOL features: A 150-emails-a-minute spam stormhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/12/tenable_security_spams_clients/<h4>Nessus Pro V7 launch fiasco</h4>
<p>Tenable Security has given itself two problems, by releasing a product its users don't like, and then adding them all to a support email group that's sending uncomfortable volumes of messages.…</p>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 23:54:29 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/12/us_government_bans_kaspersky/Kaspersky dragged into US govt's trashcan as weaponized blockchain agile devops mulledhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/12/us_government_bans_kaspersky/<h4>Trump signs defense law with No Eugenes clause, Kaspersky weighs options</h4>
<p><strong>Updated</strong> President Donald Trump has <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/12/12/remarks-president-trump-signing-hr-2810-national-defense-authorization">signed</a> the National Defense Authorization Act for 2018, which includes a ban on products from Kaspersky Lab running in US government agencies.…</p>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:25:07 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/12/starbucks_wifi_crypto_mining/Argy-bargy Argies barge into Starbucks Wi-Fi with alt-coin dischargeshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/12/starbucks_wifi_crypto_mining/<h4>Venti vanilla skinny latte with sprinkles of JavaScript and a side of Monero mining, please</h4>
<p>Starbucks has joined the long growing list of organizations that have inadvertently and silently mined alt-coins on customers' computers for mystery miscreants.…</p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 20:34:51 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/12/building_heating_systems_still_hackable/Brrr! It's a snow day and someone has pwned the chuffin' school heatinghttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/12/building_heating_systems_still_hackable/<h4>Building management systems easily hackable – researchers</h4>
<p>Britain's freezing weather has reanimated the issue of insecure building control systems.…</p>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 15:02:06 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/12/scada_hacking/Why bother cracking PCs? Spot o' malware on PLCs... Done. Industrial control network pwnedhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/12/scada_hacking/<h4>Jumping the air gap</h4>
<p>Security researchers have demonstrated a new technique for hacking air-gapped industrial control system networks, and hope their work will encourage the development of more robust defences for SCADA-based systems.…</p>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:56:13 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/12/apple_jailbreak_exploit/Google's Project Zero reveals Apple jailbreak exploithttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/12/apple_jailbreak_exploit/<h4>Holy Moley! iOS and MacOS were wholly holey</h4>
<p>Ian Beer of Google's Project Zero has followed up on a “coming soon” Twitter teaser with a jailbreakable iOS and Mac OS vulnerability.…</p>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 02:02:10 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/12/archive_of_14_beeelion_credentials_in_clear_text_found_in_dark_web_archive/Archive of 1.4 BEEELLION credentials in clear text found in dark web archivehttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/12/archive_of_14_beeelion_credentials_in_clear_text_found_in_dark_web_archive/<h4>Find shows people still suck at passwords</h4>
<p>A data dump containing over 1.4 billion email addresses, passwords, and other credentials, all in clear text, has been found online by security shop @4iQ.…</p>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 01:05:48 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/11/russian_bank_hackers_moneytaker/New Ruski hacker clan exposed: They're called MoneyTaker, and they're gonna take your moneyhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/11/russian_bank_hackers_moneytaker/<h4>Subtly named group has gone largely unnoticed until now</h4>
<p>Security researchers have lifted the lid on a gang of Russian-speaking cybercrooks, dubbed MoneyTaker.…</p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:58:12 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/11/pinterest_hack_concerns/Lifestyle pin-up site Pinterest: Hack attempts blamed on 'credential stuffing'http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/11/pinterest_hack_concerns/<h4>You might just have to wing it with that potpourri recipe</h4>
<p>There’s a chill going around cyberspace with an upsurge of people concerned that their Pinterest account has been hacked.…</p>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:04:05 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/11/bae_systems_qatar_typhoon/Blighty flogs Qatar a bunch of missiles and Typhoon fighter jetshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/11/bae_systems_qatar_typhoon/<h4>And Hawk training aircraft as well. Just don't say 'despite Br-'</h4>
<p>Qatar has agreed its long-awaited order for 24 British-built Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets and a billion pounds' worth of missiles assembled in the UK to go with them.…</p>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 13:09:07 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/11/mobile_banking_security_research/Hackers' delight: Mobile bank app security flaw could have smacked millionshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/11/mobile_banking_security_research/<h4>Certificate pinning unpicked</h4>
<p>Security researchers from the University of Birmingham, UK, last week went public about security shortcomings in mobile banking apps that leave millions of users at a heightened risk of hacking.…</p>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:33:13 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/11/language_bugs_bite_software/Language bugs infest downstream software, fuzzer findshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/11/language_bugs_bite_software/<h4>And you worked so hard to make it secure</h4>
<p>Developers working in secure development guidelines can still be bitten by upstream bugs in the languages they use.…</p>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 08:04:07 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/11/hp_synaptics_keylogger/Leftover Synaptics debugger puts a keylogger on HP laptopshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/11/hp_synaptics_keylogger/<h4>Vendor first to patch, expect other OEMs to follow</h4>
<p>For the second time this year, HP Inc has had to patch its laptops after a security researcher found a driver-level keylogger – and this time, other laptop-makers might have to check their own products.…</p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Mon, 11 Dec 2017 06:03:07 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/11/dynamics_365_sandbox_leaked_tls_certificates/Microsoft Dynamics 365 sandbox leaked TLS certificate's private partshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/11/dynamics_365_sandbox_leaked_tls_certificates/<h4>Hey Redmond, is this your secret key?</h4>
<p>Another day, another credential found wandering without a leash: Microsoft accidentally left a Dynamics 365 TLS certificate and private key where they could leak, and according to the discoverer, took 100 days to fix the bungle.…</p>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:31:05 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/08/android_flaw_lets_attack_code_slip_into_signed_apps/Android flaw lets attack code slip into signed appshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/08/android_flaw_lets_attack_code_slip_into_signed_apps/<h4>Janus bug leaves APKs vulnerable to poisoning</h4>
<p>Researchers say a recently patched vulnerability in Android could leave users vulnerable to attack from signed apps.…</p>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 21:06:04 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/08/moj_website_ssl_certificate_expires/UK.gov law resources now untrustworthy, according to browsershttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/08/moj_website_ssl_certificate_expires/<h4>justice.gov.uk website SSL certificate expires</h4>
<p>The SSL certificate on the criminal justice and court listing site justice.gov.uk expired yesterday, causing browsers to now warn users that their information is at risk.…</p>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 14:25:06 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/08/diameter_protocol_security_shortcomings/Next-gen telco protocol Diameter has last-gen security – researchershttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/08/diameter_protocol_security_shortcomings/<h4>Infosec boffins raise flags</h4>
<p>Some of the well-known weaknesses of SS7 Roaming Networks have been replicated in the next-gen telco protocol, Diameter.…</p>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:10:08 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/08/bank_coding_psd2/Sloppy coding + huge PSD2 changes = Lots of late nights for banking devs next yearhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/08/bank_coding_psd2/<h4>*Cough* Cobol, .NET *cough*</h4>
<p>Poorly written code is leaving banks at greater risk of attack and poorly prepared for big changes in the financial sector due to come into effect early next year.…</p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Fri, 08 Dec 2017 10:07:14 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/08/vmware_carbon_black_alliance/VMware and Carbon Black: you complete me, no <i>you</i> complete <i>me</i>http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/08/vmware_carbon_black_alliance/<h4>Virtzilla's App Defence and CB's endpoint protection combine for whitelist-fest</h4>
<p>VMware and Carbon Black have joined forces to enhance each other's security wares.…</p>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 04:03:10 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/07/security_distrusting/Security industry needs to be less trusting to get more securehttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/07/security_distrusting/<h4>Black Hat crowd encouraged to be paranoid</h4>
<p>Delegates to Black Hat Europe have been encouraged to turn conventional security thinking on its head by practicing security through distrust.…</p>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 23:01:23 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/07/apple_gets_around_to_patching_all_the_other_high_sierra_security_holes/Apple gets around to patching all the other High Sierra security holeshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/07/apple_gets_around_to_patching_all_the_other_high_sierra_security_holes/<h4>Another week, another Mac patch to install</h4>
<p>Apple has released a security update to address nearly two dozen vulnerabilities in macOS High Sierra.…</p>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 20:47:15 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/07/hms_queen_elizabeth_commissioned/HMS <i>Queen Lizzie</i> formally joins the Royal Navyhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/07/hms_queen_elizabeth_commissioned/<h4>At least one part of the 'Year of the Navy' went to plan</h4>
<p>Britain’s biggest ever aircraft carrier, HMS <i>Queen Elizabeth</i>, has been formally commissioned into the Royal Navy, with Her Majesty attending the ceremony in person.…</p>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 15:33:09 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/07/robot_bird_teksa_toucan_hack/Toucan play that game: Talking toy bird hackedhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/07/robot_bird_teksa_toucan_hack/<h4>Parroting Cayla... if she were a bit more sweary</h4>
<p>The same researchers whose hack on the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/04/creepy_cayla_doll_breaches_french_data_protection_rules_says_agency/">My Friend Cayla doll</a> prompted regulatory action have followed up with a hack on a talking toy robot bird.…</p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Thu, 07 Dec 2017 11:57:05 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/06/nicehash_diced_up_by_hackers_thousands_of_bitcoin_pilfered/NiceHash diced up by hackers, thousands of Bitcoin pilferedhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/06/nicehash_diced_up_by_hackers_thousands_of_bitcoin_pilfered/<h4>Mining outfit says its entire wallet gone, estimated $62m</h4>
<p>Cryptocurrency mining market NiceHash says it has fallen victim to a hacking attack that may have resulted in the loss of its entire Bitcoin wallet.…</p>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 23:03:07 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/06/intel_management_engine_pwned_by_buffer_overflow/Intel Management Engine pwned by buffer overflowhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/06/intel_management_engine_pwned_by_buffer_overflow/<h4>Security researchers lift lid on snafu at Black Hat Europe</h4>
<p>On Wednesday, in a presentation at <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.blackhat.com/eu-17/briefings/schedule/#how-to-hack-a-turned-off-computer-or-running-unsigned-code-in-intel-management-engine-8668">Black Hat Europe</a>, Positive Technologies security researchers Mark Ermolov and Maxim Goryachy plan to explain the firmware flaws they found in Intel Management Engine 11, along with a warning that vendor patches for the vulnerability may not be enough.…</p>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:30:07 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/06/black_hat_eu_cyber/Former US State Department cyber man: We didn’t see the Russian threat cominghttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/06/black_hat_eu_cyber/<h4>Cyber no longer domain of techies, says ex-diplomat</h4>
<p><strong>Black Hat</strong> Cyber threats have evolved from been a solely technical issues to core issues of government policy, according to a senior US lawyer and former cyber diplomat.…</p>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:35:07 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/06/java_and_android_vulns/Google and pals rush to repair Android dev tools, block backdoor riskshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/06/java_and_android_vulns/<h4>Involves big hitter Android Studio, APKTool and more</h4>
<p>Security researchers have found several flaws in the developer tools and environments used by Android programmers.…</p>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 11:32:12 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/06/mailsploit_email_spoofing_bug/Mailsploit: It's 2017, and you can spoof the 'from' in email to fool filtershttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/06/mailsploit_email_spoofing_bug/<h4>Message client vendors have had 25 years to get RFC 1342 right</h4>
<p>Penetration tester Sabri Haddouche has reintroduced the world to email source spoofing, bypassing spam filters and protections like Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC), thereby posing a risk to anyone running a vulnerable and unpatched mail client.…</p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:01:10 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/06/android_ides_vulnerable/Beware the IDEs of Android: three biggies have vulnerabilitieshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/06/android_ides_vulnerable/<h4>Android Studio, Eclipse, and IntelliJ IDEA stabbed in the back by an XML parser</h4>
<p>Developers using the Android Studio, Eclipse, and IntelliJ IDEA have been advised to update their IDEs against serious and easily-exploitable vulnerabilities.…</p>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 04:54:12 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/05/dataslurping_keyboard_app_makes_mongo_mistake_with_user_data/Data-slurping keyboard app makes Mongo mistake with user datahttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/dataslurping_keyboard_app_makes_mongo_mistake_with_user_data/<h4>Ai.type leaves wealth of personal info open to all</h4>
<p>Another week, another open database left online, but this latest case has shown not only sloppy security but also how much data you’re giving up with some apps.…</p>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 20:59:09 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/05/barclays_kaspersky/Brit bank Barclays' Kaspersky Lab diss: It's cyber balkanisation, hiss infosec bodshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/barclays_kaspersky/<h4>It's 2017: Is the splinternet nearer than ever?</h4>
<p><strong>Analysis</strong> Barclays has stopped offering free Kaspersky Lab products to new users in a move that shows, like Best Buy, commercial firms can be swayed by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/03/uk_government_bans_russian_anti_virus_software/">governmental stances</a> on dealing with the Russian software firm.…</p>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:07:12 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/05/uk_f35a_buy_still_on_cards/Once again, UK doesn't rule out buying F-35A fighter jetshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/uk_f35a_buy_still_on_cards/<h4>It'd be more expensive than just buying Bs. Why do this?</h4>
<p>The United Kingdom is edging ever closer to buying F-35As, instead of the B model needed to fly from the Navy’s new aircraft carriers, as a senior officer once again refused to rule out a future F-35A purchase.…</p>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:52:06 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/05/leakbase_closes/Turns out Leakbase <i>can</i> keep a secret: It has shut down with zero infohttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/leakbase_closes/<h4>Stolen-creds-for-cash site disappears, unmourned</h4>
<p>Stolen-creds-for-sale site Leakbase has gone dark and started redirecting to Troy Hunt's HaveIBeenPwned.…</p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 07:03:13 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/05/android_december_security_bulletin/Google prepares 47 Android bug fixes, ten of them rated Criticalhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/android_december_security_bulletin/<h4>Nexus and Pixel owners get their fixes on US Tuesday. The rest of us peasants have to wait</h4>
<p>Google has teased 47 Android patches for Nexus and Pixel devices.…</p>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 06:02:05 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/05/infosys_names_a_new_ceo_welcome_to_the_hotseat_salil_s_parekh/Infosys names a new CEO: welcome to the hot-seat Salil S. Parekhhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/infosys_names_a_new_ceo_welcome_to_the_hotseat_salil_s_parekh/<h4>Former CapGemini man steps in after last CEO bailed after nasty sniping</h4>
<p>Infosys has named its next leader: Salil S. Parekh will become as CEO an managing director as of January 2nd, 2018, and has been appointed for five years.…</p>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 03:32:05 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/05/bail_for_justin_shafer/Dentist-turned bug-biter given a taste of freedomhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/bail_for_justin_shafer/<h4>Just did an eight month bit without bail for chewing the FBI's ear</h4>
<p>Justin Shafer, who last year sparked a complaint to the FBI for discovering a dental software vendor's unprotected FTP server, will walk free until his trial begins.…</p>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 01:58:10 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/05/international_team_takes_down_virusspewing_andromeda_botnet/International team takes down virus-spewing Andromeda botnethttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/international_team_takes_down_virusspewing_andromeda_botnet/<h4>Infections spread across over 200 regions</h4>
<p>Police and private companies have taken down a massive botnet used to move malware onto compromised PCs.…</p>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 00:46:51 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/05/secs_cybercops_cyberfile_cyberfirst_cyberfraud_cybercharges/SEC's cyber-cops cyber-file cyber-first cyber-fraud cyber-chargeshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/05/secs_cybercops_cyberfile_cyberfirst_cyberfraud_cybercharges/<h4>Securities watchdog puts the freeze on dodgy ICO</h4>
<p>The SEC's new online crime unit says it has frozen what officials believe to be a fraudulent cryptocurrency.…</p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 00:30:09 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/04/prison_hacker_pleads_guilty/Prison hacker who tried to free friend now likely to join him insidehttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/04/prison_hacker_pleads_guilty/<h4>But he got oh so close</h4>
<p>A Michigan man who hacked into his local prison's computing system to gain early release for a friend is facing his own time inside after getting caught.…</p>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 21:00:46 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/04/creepy_cayla_doll_breaches_french_data_protection_rules_says_agency/Creepy Cayla doll violates liberté publique, screams French data protection agencyhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/04/creepy_cayla_doll_breaches_french_data_protection_rules_says_agency/<h4>You can probably strike these toys off your kids' Crimbo lists</h4>
<p>The French data protection agency has issued a formal notice to a biz peddling allegedly insecure toys, just in time for Christmas.…</p>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:31:06 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/04/damian_green_not_only_me_who_has_mystery_pr0n_on_parliamentary_pcs/Damian Green: Not only my workstation – mystery pr0n all over Parliamentary PCshttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/04/damian_green_not_only_me_who_has_mystery_pr0n_on_parliamentary_pcs/<h4>Denies he downloaded any of it</h4>
<p>Under-fire Cabinet Office minister Damian Green has reportedly told an internal UK government inquiry that he has proof he was not the one who downloaded porn onto his Parliamentary computer.…</p>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:54:05 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/04/dorries_i_give_my_staff_my_login_details/Brit MP Dorries: I gave my staff the, um, green light to use my loginhttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/04/dorries_i_give_my_staff_my_login_details/<h4>Defence of Damian shows relaxed attitude to account security</h4>
<p>UK MP Nadine Dorries revealed yesterday that she shares her parliamentary login information with her staff. This was an attempt to defend recently resurfaced allegations about porn allegedly found on fellow politician Damian Green's office computer.…</p>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 12:09:13 GMTtag:theregister.co.uk,2005:story/2017/12/04/expanded_google_unwanted_software_policy/Google to crack down on apps that snoophttp://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/12/04/expanded_google_unwanted_software_policy/<h4>Android developers given 60 days to inform users, after that apps will do it for themselves</h4>
<p>Google has warned Android developers to give users better warnings about their apps' data collection behaviours, or it will flag their failings.…</p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' -->
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